Plurality capsule



A. A. GREENBERG PLURALITY CAPSULE Jan. 10, 1950 Filed Dec. 26, 1947 FIG. 6.

ALVIN A. GREENBERG Patented Jan. 10, 1950 oer-nos I 4 RL'URALITY' GAPSULE A. .Greenberg, Baltimore, Md.

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-.-.Anoth r .obiectzot this :inYz lfiiQnztiSs Q provide a; new. and 21irnproveclazemitaiinerzithati .will ,-,hold 1- several 5 in l edients :lmsitivelyr separated. 1 from eeachother. and iah rp riately -.enc sd,-. the;con-

i er-.-beii ;-so.mad 1 -1 :..-l h a;means :used for =.'.Y:-sepa.rati gthe: in redien simambeaeliminate to C. allow them ,toioim and be mi-xed with otheriin- Claims.

an uleirstructure. for fr; drugs; chemicals, ementable materials.

gredients without break tainerxzuntilicthe :resulting product is accomplished thoroughly mixed and ready for use.

A further; object ofiithezinyention is to provide a n w andimp ved c ntainernforiineredie t be used in their combined stateithatgwill, retain the ingredients enclosed, and separated, until such times:as.theyareintendedcto be used, at Which-time the separatingmeans is removed to .aeal ow the.ingredients to joinkone another; and be igrmechanicallymanipulated smasrto beintimately mixed and when in conditionin -be usedi-may be taken out of the container.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a new and improved container containing quantities of specified ingredients separated from each other but mixable by the predetermined manipulation of the container, without breaking the container itself, and by using an internal implement to stir the ingredients together more intimately until the final product is attained and ready for removal.

Other objects will be is further detailed.

For a clearer appreciation of the principles evident as the invention 01' this invention and the objects thereof, refer- 55 =h y are-icommonlyiheldain: differ evapoangemfint .that ill -avoiding oapnening. the; con- 26; 1947,-'-Serial No. 793 ,856

(01.; zoo-47 the drawings. accompanyingzsthe einputlined;iwhichwtogetherzare intended to illustrate a particularefo-rmiofathe :invention.by.rwaygof. example. :The claims are 5. made to emphasize the;sc0pe of theiin vention.

Referringito the drawings: Figure 1 is arplan .VieWl ofiazcontainer'.:fomhoiw .ing. ;.sev.eral; 1 ingredients;-;:structurally 0 formed 2 to .embody this, invention; 10 Figure-2 is.a vertical;

shown-inFigurle 1;

F,'igure 3; is. a; SflQtiQfiflll yiewzgtaken along :line 37:3, ofrFigure 2; I 1 Figure 41s azmodificddorm oficontainer shown 6;,in vertical section;

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specification. her

section .of .thercontainer hara-ctersr.reier .to. similar drawi gs. ,5-fQrlI1s=; of the; inveht-i-0n:-;.;dis- ,.;clo.s ed herein; include ypreierablyga transparent 4 cQntainerJn-Whichthezindividuabingredients are loosely disposed andgeachjkinduofr ingredient is separated gby a; .partitioncthat canhe opened; to .1 allow the;; ingre.dients; to -..-;]oin one; another. 1. A r collar,of resilientmateriahisvpi'oyided in connec- 0;:61011, with a: member: in .the, container,- adapted to ,rmingle .with ;the;.mixedzinghedients: and. rbe agi- ;tat,edtherewith. A1$orthe-,=,container; is; preferqably made, or-,,material.notrafiectedy y.the in d ent fial y:-; :-Qtherwise,-- While they are separated.

Beierrine; to; Figure 2, a'; co nta-iner;,-has1 an ex- 1 ternal casing i i,:of; cyl-ind.rica1 form-.andis prefera b1y made of: transparent .-material suchq'as g1ass,.-or..plastic, .whichattanhed;oncementedto 40 a circulan-basethl.ahailin z arimifiange l5 and a .-cen tral ,pc-rtionai projecting girom said base... The 1.,-fiangeai5:proyidess It {to .whichlzthe is attached or cetheysurfacev end portion of the casing ll mented. The opposite end portion of the casin II is closed by a collar l3 of rubber or other resilient material, through which an inner tube l2 projects and rests tightly on the portion l 7 which fills the open lower end of the tube. The upper end portion I 8 of the tube I2 is closed and extends above and outside the collar I3 so it can be held and manipulated by the fingers of the user. An ingredient 20 is placed in the tube l2 before the latter is placed on the central portion I! to be closed in. The tube can be held upside down for this purpose. The ingredient 2| positioned in the space 22 in the casing H outside the tube is closed by the collar l3 and casing wall H. The collar l3 has an annular groove 24 and a central hole 23 large enough to allow the tube iii to slip through. The groove 24 sticks the collar l3 to the upper portion of the casing H and the hole 23 to the tube l2. This completely seals each set of ingredients in the container and separates them from each other. To use the container and obtain the desired product resulting from the admixture of the ingredients, the tube i2 is raised after wiggling it in the collar 13 sufiiciently to loosen it from the central portion ll of the collar 14.. When the tube 12 is raised it is unplugged and allows its contents to flow out and mix with the contents in the space 22 of the casing H. The tube 12 itself can also be used to help mechanically mix the ingredients by manipulating it in the casing l I. When the mixture produces the desired prodnot, the collar i3 is removed so the product may be removed in any appropriate manner for the use intended.

In the form shown in Figure 4, the casing H is constricted to provide a corrugation or contraction at its middle portion 40 which will engage with the flange 32 and pull the plug 3i out of the tube. The stress of pulling the plug 3! out of the tube I2 is therefore placed on the corrugation or contraction 40. In this case the collar 13 can be made thin if desired as it does not have to bear the stress for the plugs removal. The corrugation or contraction may be bent in the wall of the casing for the whole circumference of the casing i l, or simply at two or three or more selected points. The efiect will be similar in either instance. The cap I3 is provided with a hole 23 to allow the tube 12 to project therethrough. The lower end of the casing l i is provided with a cap ll. Ingredients 20 are in the tube and ingredients 2i in the casing.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6, the casing H is outwardly bulged at the middle 21 to hold a large supplementary rubber collar Bl which is also perforated to provide a hole 66 through its central portion, through which a tube 12 projects to normally close the hole 66 and allow an opening when it is pulled out. The top collar 12 is similar in construction to that in the other forms and the rod [2 passes through it for manipulation purposes. This tube contains its own ingredient and allows it to escape into the compartment 65 below the supplementary collar 6i as it is raised through the latter and releases the plug 3i. When the tube is raised further it clears the opening 66 through which ingredients from the upper compartment 10 can flow into the lower compartment 65 and be mixed therein. The compartment 65 is enclosed at its end by a cap H and compartment 1D is enclosed by its cap 12. The cap 12 has a hole 13 through which the tube l2 projects. Ingredients 20 are in the tube and ingredients 2i in the lower compartment and ingredients 16 in the upper compartment 70.

These different forms of the invention afford a quick method of holding various ingredients in a transparent and compact container without contact with each other, until the moment arrives for their mixture or combination. At that moment the tube I2 is lifted to unplug its open end and allow the contents of all the compartments, whether in the tube or part of the casing, to mix and form the desired resultant prodnot. The method of holding the tube to the collar and base is such as to be detachable without much trouble, but at the same time not bein weak enough to allow these parts to become disconnected from ordinary handling and shipping. The ingredients are kept hermetically sealed in their respective compartments and apportioned in proper quantities that can be accurately measured. At the same time the parts may be knocked-down readily when the product is removed. The use of a cellophane or suitable plastic covering over the tube and easing may be included as a matter of conventional practice, and is understood to be applied whether shown or not in the drawings.

While but three general forms of the invention are shown in the drawings and described in the specifications it is not desired to limit this application for patent to these particular forms, as it is appreciated that other forms could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A container 7 having side walls and end closures, one of said closures having an opening therein, a tube extending through said opening, said tube having a closed end outside said container and an open end within said container, a removable closure on said open end having a protrusion thereon, and an abutment within said container, said protrusion being of such extent asto contact said abutment when said tube is moved outwardly of said container to remove said closure and open said tube in said container.

2. A container as set forth in claim 1, said abutment consisting of a constriction of the walls of said container.

ALVIN A. GREENBERG.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 386,696 Elwell July 24, 1888 1,706,335 Toch Mar. 19, 1929 2,268,179 Benton Dec. 30, 1941 

